There is a
penalty for IT ignorance in healthcare. The management problem with IT within
healthcare is an ongoing issue that has cost healthcare millions of dollars.
Healthcare executives rely on vendor expertise instead of investing or seeking
seasoned in house IT experts who understand the interworking’s of healthcare.
The ignorance of the intricacies of biomedical technology and healthcare IT
cost healthcare millions of dollars. The importance of understanding how
medical equipment integrates with the hospital’s IT network is very important.
Biomedical Engineering does not understand the intricacies of IT and IT does
not understand the functionality medical equipment. A person that understands medical
equipment and IT can prove to be very valuable to a healthcare system. Another
problem is the troubleshooting and repair of IT based medical equipment. With
some medical equipment to startup and configure relies on it being placed on
the IT network, someone who understands what is needed is invaluable because of
the necessary components and how to work with the proper IT personnel. Another
area of importance is in the troubleshooting and repair. Vendors do not support
or are not interested in the configurations of another vendor’s equipment. In hospitals,
there is a smorgasbord of equipment that in some cases rely on communicating
with another vendor’s equipment, in this case someone that understands
integration is very important. This person would minimize the finger pointing.
The company Interactive Healthcare Designs (IHD) provides this service with over
20yrs in healthcare (in house), the experts are poised to consult in Biomedical
/ IT networks, project management and other services. The founder Dr. Jeffrey
Smoot has over 15 yrs. in Biomedical Technology and over 10 yrs. in Picture
Archiving (PACS) and specialized in Cardio-Vascular Information Systems (CVIS),
he has experience with the major vendors in Radiology, ICU monitoring and
surgical networks. Dr. Smoot is also a professor in Healthcare Informatics. To
hire consulting for bridging the gap between Biomedical/ IT and other healthcare
services contact us:
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